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OSCAR 8 (also called AO-08, Phase 2D or Amsat P2D) is an American amateur radio satellite. It was developed and built by radio amateurs of the AMSAT and launched on March 5, 1978 as a secondary payload together with the Earth observation satellite Landsat 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.

The satellite had two linear transponders, from the 2-meter band (uplink) to the 10-meter band and the 70-centimeter band (downlink).

Frequencies

Transponder 1

  • Uplink (MHz): 145.850 – 145.900
  • Downlink (MHz): 29.400 – 29.500
  • Beacon (MHz): 29.402
  • Mode: SSB CW

Transponder 2

  • Uplink (MHz): 145.900 – 146.000
  • Downlink (MHz): 435.200 – 435.100
  • Beacon (MHz): 435.095
  • Mode: SSB CW

References

  1. ^ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “OSCAR 8”. NSSDCA Master Catalog. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ “OSCAR 8”. n2yo.com. Retrieved 6 February 2020.